A Michigan Uber driver accused of killing six people and injuring two others in an alleged shooting spree this weekend told investigators that "he took people's lives," officials said today at a court hearing that the suspect did not attend. (ABC News)

The United States and Russia announced today a landmark 'cessation of hostilities' in war-torn Syria will take effect Feb. 27. (Daily Mail)

Bill Cosby's wife, an enigmatic figure who has publicly stood by her husband despite the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him, was deposed today in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by seven accusers. (Associated Press)

The FBI today rebutted accounts in the media, and implications by Apple, that it or San Bernardino County messed up when the iCloud password for the iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook was reset days after a shooting that left 14 dead. (Computerworld)

Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she announced this afternoon. (CNN News)

Fire officials said today they're investigating the cause of a blaze that struck a Minneapolis-bound Megabus in suburban Chicago over the weekend. (Chicago Tribune)

Ballistics tests on a bullet pulled from the vest of one of two NYPD officers wounded during a weekend confrontation with a gunman show it came from the suspect's revolver, police said today. (Associated Press)

Thirteen bald eagles were found dead over the weekend near a farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore in what authorities say is the largest single die-off of bald eagles in the state in 30 years. (Washington Post)

At 106 years old, she's seen more than a dozen presidents come and go, but Virginia McLaurin says she can finally die happy after meeting President Barack Obama. (Associated Press)

International news:

A three-day gun battle in the disputed region of Kashmir ended today when Indian security forces killed two more militants who stormed a government building, a senior police official said. (Reuters)

The death toll from Fiji's super-cyclone hit 29 today, with officials saying the Pacific nation's recovery from the devastating storm could take months. (AFP News)

Satellite images show China may be building a powerful new radar system on a disputed island in the South China Sea, which could have worrisome military uses in monitoring -- and potentially trying to control -- a strategically vital waterway. (Washington Post)

At least 13 people, including nine civilians, were killed today in a suicide bombing targeting Afghan police which was claimed by Taliban insurgents in a remote area northwest of Kabul, authorities said. (AFP News)

The United Kingdom is in the throes of "Brexit" mania, now that Prime Minister David Cameron has finally called a referendum on the country's membership in the European Union for June 23. (Time)